Along North Terrace, the southern part of the park contains the University of South Australia (City East campus), the University of Adelaide (main campus), the Art Gallery, the Museum, the State Library, the War Memorial, Government House, the Boer War Memorial, the Jubilee 150 Walkway, and numerous statues.
The southern part also contains the Torrens Parade Ground, Jolley's Boat House, and a number of rowing club boathouses.
[2]: 5 Buildings in Park 12 North of Victoria Drive[2]: 8 include the following: A cantilevered footbridge spans the River Torrens, opposite the main southern gateway of the University of Adelaide, erected in 1937.
[note 12] Located between Kintore Avenue and King William Road, adjacent to the northern Government House grounds wall.
Consists of a narrow sliver of land with a partially curved pedestrian pathway with associated war memorial plaques and stones.
A triangular portion of land originally conceived as a formal garden centred upon a mature Moreton Bay Fig tree.
The 11.6 metres (38 feet) high Cross of Sacrifice, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, at the north-west end is aligned to face the facade of St Peter's Cathedral.
Located on the north bank of the River Torrens, the garden was designed by the Adelaide Group of Heritage Roses in Australia.